Новости за 06.08.2018

WASHINGTON — The United States ordered the restoration of sanctions against Iran on Monday, reviving economic penalties that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord and ratcheting up pressure on Tehran while worsening divides with European allies and other world powers. The sanctions are a consequence of President Trump’s decision in May to withdraw from an international deal that sought to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for easing pressure on the country’s shaky economy.

Gotham City mob boss and Batman foe Black Mask will make his big screen debut as the villain in ‘Birds of Prey, TheWrap has exclusively learned. As TheWrap first reported, the film will feature female DC Comics heavy hitters Black Canary, Huntress, Renee Montoya, and a young Cassandra Cain, alongside star Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Read the full article on The Wrap

SENGGIGI, Indonesia — Thousands left homeless by a powerful quake that ruptured roads and flattened buildings on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok sheltered Monday night in makeshift tents as authorities said rescuers hadn’t yet reached all devastated areas and expect the toll of 98 dead to climb. It was the second deadly quake in a week to hit Lombok, a less-developed island compared with its more famous neighbor Bali, where the strong tremors caused panic and damaged buildings. Читать дальше...

1 Pakistan politics: Imran Khan’s party on Monday officially nominated the cricket star-turned-politician to be Pakistan’s next prime minister. To assume office, Khan will face a vote in parliament — as early as Saturday — in which he will have to defeat a rival candidate fielded by the opposition. Khan’s Tahreek-e-Insaf party won the most parliament seats in last month’s general elections — 115 — but fell short of a majority in the 342-seat assembly, requiring it to form a coalition. Many lawmakers... Читать дальше...

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — With Indra Nooyi exiting PepsiCo as its longtime chief executive, the circle of CEOs in the Fortune 500 is losing one of its highest profile women. Nooyi, who was born in India, is a rarity on Wall Street as a woman and a minority leading a Fortune 500 company. She oversaw PepsiCo during a turbulent time in the industry that has forced food giants including Coca-Cola Co., Campbell Soup Co. and Oreo maker Mondelez International Inc. to adapt to changing tastes. All those companies changed CEOs in roughly the last year. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Major tech companies have begun to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their services, reflecting a more aggressive enforcement of policies against hate speech following protests on social media. Facebook has taken down four pages belonging to Jones, including two featuring his "Infowars" show, for violating its hate speech and bullying policies. Over the past several days, Apple, YouTube and Spotify have also removed material published by Jones. Twitter, which hasn't banned Jones, has also faced similar calls.

MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) _ Xencor Inc. (XNCR) on Monday reported a loss of $25.9 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Monrovia, California-based company said it had a loss of 46 cents. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 55 cents per share. Xencor shares have increased 72 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $37.80, a rise of 70 percent in the last 12 months. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Tiptree Financial Inc. (TIPT) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $826,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 2 cents. The insurance and specialty finance company posted revenue of $152.7 million in the period. Tiptree shares have climbed 9 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $6.50, a drop of 1.5 percent in the last 12 months. Читать дальше...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Officials have announced the closing date of a Rhode Island casino. The Twin River Management Group announced Monday the closure of Newport Grand Casino on Aug. 28. Close by, the Tiverton Casino Hotel will be open to the public on Sept 1. The casino will operate around-the-clock for one year, after which a review will determine whether to make the hours permanent. Alcohol will not be served during overnight hours. Operators say they will be competing with Twin River in Lincoln, which offers 24-hour gambling.

SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Kura Oncology Inc. (KURA) on Monday reported a loss of $14.7 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 45 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 46 cents per share. Kura Oncology shares have increased 38 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $21.15, more than doubling in the last 12 months. Читать дальше...

NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Monday, August 6, 2018 _____ 794 FPUS51 KBGM 062031 ZFPBGM Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania National Weather Service Binghamton NY 430 PM EDT Mon Aug 6 2018 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast, please visit... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Weather forecasters are warning of excessive heat this week in parts of Nevada, Arizona and California. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Monday through Wednesday. It covers the desert regions and other low-lying areas. Forecasters say temperatures could reach 114 in the Las Vegas and Colorado River valleys. Temperatures in Death Valley could hit 125 degrees. Other areas were under shorter excessive heat warnings, including central and southern Arizona, and the Grand Canyon. Читать дальше...

ATAQ, Yemen — A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by the United States has cut secret deals with al Qaeda fighters, paying some to leave key cities and towns the militants had seized across Yemen and letting others retreat with weapons, equipment and wads of looted cash, an investigation by the Associated Press has found. Hundreds more were recruited to join the coalition itself. Again and again over the past two years, the coalition has claimed to win decisive victories... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) _ National General Holdings Corp. (NGHC) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $44.5 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 34 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 54 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share. The insurance holding... Читать дальше...

It has long been said that the true story behind “The Fugitive,” the Harrison Ford action classic that turns 25 years old today, is very loosely based on the ’50s murder case, conviction and acquittal of Sam Sheppard. Both Sheppard and Ford’s Richard Kimble were doctors, and both were wrongly accused of murdering their wives after an intruder broke into their home. And the similarities end there. Read the full article on The Wrap

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson paid touching tribute on Sunday to his friend and wrestling colleague Brian Christopher Lawler, a week after Lawler — the son of wrestling legend Jerry Lawler — died in an apparent suicide at age 46. In a touching Instagram post, Johnson wrote, “Hurts my heart to know how Brian decided to check out. I never knew him to be suicidal, but I guess sometimes the pain just gets to be too much for one to take.” Read the full article on The Wrap

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A raid on a New Mexico desert compound turned up 11 children wearing rags and living in filth, and also broke open a bizarre tale of guns, exorcismsand a search for a missing young boy who suffers from seizures and is nowhere to be found. The boy's father was among five people arrested after the raid near the border with Colorado, and documents made public in a court filing Monday said the father told the boy's mother before fleeing Georgia that he wanted to perform an exorcism... Читать дальше...

BANGKOK — A human rights group urged Bangladesh’s government on Monday to abandon plans to relocate Rohingya Muslim refugees to a small, uninhabited island said to be at severe risk of flooding. Human Rights Watch said in a report released in Bangkok that international experts have identified six sites near the existing camp housing about 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar that could provide better and safer conditions and could accommodate more than a quarter of a million people. Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Demi Lovato salió del hospital al que ingresó hace dos semanas según reportes por una sobredosis. Una persona cercana a la artista dice que ésta fue dada de alta del Centro Médico Cedars-Sinai en Los Ángeles el fin de semana. La persona habló a condición de anonimato por no estar autorizada a hacer declaraciones públicas sobre el tema. Lovato fue hospitalizada el 24 de julio. La estrella de 25 años rompió su silencio el domingo con un largo mensaje en Instagram en el que dijo... Читать дальше...

MILAN — A tanker truck carrying a highly flammable gas exploded Monday after rear-ending a stopped truck on a crowded highway near the northern Italian city of Bologna. At least two people were killed, up to 70 injured and part of the raised expressway collapsed in the fireball. Police said the accident and subsequent fire and explosion left some of the injured with severe burns. It also shut down a highway that is a key route between northern Italy and the Adriatic Coast and other points south... Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A newly released transcript shows Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz spat out "kill me" and then cursed as he sat alone in a sheriff's interrogation room just hours after the massacre that left 17 dead. Broward sheriff's Detective John Curcio had just left Cruz alone to get him some water when the 19-year-old suspect made that exclamation. Prosecutors released a redacted transcript of Cruz's post-shooting statement Monday afternoon after a judge ruled last month... Читать дальше...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on 13 North Carolina football players being suspended for selling school-issued shoes (all times local): ___ 4:25 p.m. One of the 13 North Carolina players suspended for selling school-issued shoes says he made "a wrong decision." Defensive end Malik Carney was the only suspended player who spoke with reporters Monday after the school's announcement that several players had been sidelined. Carney says he was "obviously disappointed" and that he apologized to the... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. — Portland’s new police chief has ordered a review of officers’ use of force after police were accused of being heavy-handed over the weekend against people protesting a rally by extreme-right demonstrators. Police in riot gear tried to keep the two groups apart, many of whom had come on Saturday dressed for battle in helmets and protective clothing. Dozens of the extreme-right protesters were bussed to Portland, one of America’s most liberal cities, from nearby Vancouver, Wash. Читать дальше...

“I want to clarify a comment I made yesterday. I made a mistake. We do have a Latinx writer on the #MagnumPI staff, and she is an alumnus of the CBS Writers Mentoring Program @NHMC,” Lenkov wrote on his Twitter account. I want to clarify a comment I made yesterday. I made a mistake. We do have a Latinx writer on the #MagnumPI staff, and she is an alumnus of the CBS Writers Mentoring Program @NHMC Read the full article on The Wrap

President Trump turned aside the advice of party officials and intervened in the Kansas Republican primary for governor Monday, throwing his support behind the polarizing secretary of state, Kris Kobach, one day before voters go to the polls. In a tweet that Republican governors and some of his own aides had sought to avert, Trump called Kobach “a fantastic guy” and offered his “full & total endorsement.” Kobach is running against Gov. Jeff Colyer, who succeeded Sam Brownback... Читать дальше...